Apparatus for treating live stock.



No- 876,631. PATENTED JAN.14, 1908. F. G. GOFF.

APPARATUS FOR TREATING LIVE STOCK.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 15. 1907.

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APPLICATION FILED JULY 15. 1907.

No. 876,631. PATENTED JAN. 14, 1908. F. G. GOFF. APPARATUS FOR TREATING LIVE STOOK.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 15. 1907.

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FRANK O. GO'FF, OF DENVER, COLORADO.

APPARATUS FOR TBQEATFNG LIVE STOCK.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK C. GOFF, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city andcounty of Denver andState of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Imgrovements in Apparatus for Treating Live took; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, andv exact description of the in vention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in machines for treating livestock for the urpose of curing various skin diseases ancFfor the purpose of destroying the various insects which are lodged in the hair or wool or which attach themselves to the animals. 1

A further object of the machine is the destruction of various disease germs as well as the eggs or larvae of the aforesaid insects.

In my improved machine provision is made for subjecting the .animalto treatment with a suitable liquid insecticide which may be applied to the animal by the use of spraying devices or by the use of spraying devices and dipping mechanism'combined. To this end I provide means for partially immersing the animal whereby the limbs or the limbs and lower part of the body may be subjectedto the treat of a mass ofthe liquid insecticide, while the upper portion of the body is subjected to treatment by the use oi" spraying, devices.

In my improved machine provision is also made for subjecting the animal to treatment either by air'or other gas or liquid as Water, preparatory to the insecticide treatment, for the purpose of preparing the animals for the latter treatment and whereby the same is The hair or wool of the animals generally contains a considerable quantity of loose dirt or foreign matter which it-is practicable to remove by applyin'gair or water under pressure.

In my improved machine provision is also made, after the insecticide treatment, for delivering gets of air or other gas under pressure, whereby the liquid insecticide is caused to penetrate the coat of hair or wool, and

spread or distribute itself over the skin of the animal. virtue of this finishing treat- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 15- 1907- Serial No. 383,923.

Patented Jan. 14,1 908 ment, it becomes practicable to 'apply the liquid insecticide under less pressure than would otherwise be the case.

Where the liquid insecticide is delivered to the'animal under considerable pressure; it is more or less injurious, with the result that the animals are rendered sore andlame after such treatment; whereas, where the subsequent or finishing treatment by the use of air under moderate pressure is employed, but very little/pressure need be employed in applying the insecticide.

- Generally s eaking my improved apparatus consists o a sort of alley or skeleton runway through which the'animals maypass in single file, suitable standards being used on opposite sides, connected in such a manner as to prevent the animals from escaping. On each side of this runway, is a platform downwardly inclined, for catching any of the insecticide, which during the treatment of the animals may pass beyond the immediate vicinity of the runway. In the central'portion of this runway is formed a tank con taining liquid insecticide, through which the animal may be caused to travel if desired; while mounted upon the standards above are spray nozzle for delivering the insecticide to the body of the animal in the form of spray. If desired this centrally located insecticide tank, may be covered and the animal treated by means of the sprays only.

Provision is also made in my improved apparatus for simultaneously subjecting the In this drawing, Figure l is a topplan' view of'my im roved apparatus' Fig. 2 is 'a vertical lon itudinal-section of the same.'

Fig. 3 is a similar viewshowing the centrally located insecticide tank,covered so that the animals may pass through without entering the tank. Fig 4' is a view similar to Fig; 2 but shown on a larger "scale, the extremities of the construction being, broken. away to Fig. 5 is a cross makeroom on the sheet. section taken-on the line 55 Fig. 1, the

parts being shown on a larger scale. Fig. .6 is a section taken on the .line 66 1, on the same scale as Fig. 5. r

The same reference characters indicate the same parts in all the views. Let the numeral '5 designate suitable sills or transversely located beams, which form a support for bottom plates 6 located. at the Opposite extremities of the apparatus and inclined downwardly longitudinally from said extremities. Extending outwardly on opposite sides of these plates 6, are latforms 7 whose outer edges are upturne to form flanges as shown at 8. From these flanges the platforms are downwardly inclined and overlap the plates 6, whereby any liquid which passes beyond the boundaries of the said plates, is returned to the plates and caused to pass downwardly into troughs 9, located at the opposite extremities of the central tank 10 containing the liquid insecticide 12. returned by the platforms directly to the tank.

Above the plates 6 and resting upon longitudinal sills or beams 13 are located front and rear platforms-14 which are downwardl inclined slightly in the direction of the tanli 10. These transverse ri s "15, to prevent the animals from slipping while passing through the runway.

The beams 5 provide means for the support of stanchions 16 whose extremities as shown in the drawing are provided with lates 17 which are secured to the said beams.

hese stanchions'project upwardly on oppo site sides ofthe platforms 14 and are preferably outwardl extremities. T ey are provided with outvWardly projecting brackets 17, which form the support for longitudinally disposed bars 18 whic support transversely disposed bowshaped pipes or conduits '19 which extend over the runway or's ace .between the stanchions. These bow-s aped members 19 are provided with spray nozzles 20 from'which the fluid whether in the form of gas or liquid, may be delivered to the animals passing through the runway. Each conduit member 19 also has a portion 21 extending underneath the platform 14 and provided with upwardly projecting nozzles 22 which ass through openings 23 formed in the plat -orm 14, whereby the sprays or jets of gas orli uid, ma b'edelivered to the lower portions'o the b0 ies of the animals. The bow-sha ed nozzle-holding conduits, may be locate at any desired intervals along the runway.

Let the numeral 24 designate a pump adapted to remove the liquid insecticide 12 from the tank 10, by Way of a pipe 25, and deliver it by way of a pipe 26, to a longitudinally disposed conduit 27, from which branch conduits 28 lead to the bow-shaped A portion of the liquid is also latforms are provided with curved intermediate theirongitudmally disposed conduit 31, 'fron1' which. lead branch pipes 32, to each pipe 28,

for the purpose-of mixing air with the liquid when desired. Each pipe 28 is provided with a valve 33 located between the liquid conduit 27 and the point where the air pipe enters the pipe 28., By means of this valve, the liquidmay be cut off entirely from any bow-shaped member, whereby the animals are subjected to the action of air only, either for cleanslng purposes at the I front end of the apparatus and preparatory to subjecting them to the liquid insecticide treatment or at the rear extremity of the apparatus after treatment by the insecticide, for the purpose of causing an even distribution of the liquid insecticide over the skin of the animal, and also for the purpose of quickly removing all superfluous liquid.

The branch air pipe 32 is also provided with a valve 34 interposed between the conduit 31 and the pipe 28. By means of this valve the air may be entirely shut ofl from the ipe 28, whereby liquid only is delivered to t e bow-shaped conduits. The valves 33 and 34 are also reducing valves whereby the pressure of both the air and liquid may be regulated at will. By virtue of these reduce ing valves, it becomes practicable to use the air and liquid together, since the pressure of both fluids may be easily made equal by the 5 use of said valves, whereby the air and liquid will work in harmony. If either of these fluids was under more powerful pressure than the-other, the fluid under the greater pressure, would act on the fluid under less pressure, and prevent the assage thereof. It is therefore important t at the pressure of the two fluids working in harmony shall be equal or approximately equal.

Each pipe 28 is provided intermediate the point where the'air pipe- 32 enters the same and the bow-shapedconduits, with a valve 35 which may be utilized to cut off the passage of fluid to the bow-shaped conduits whenever desired.

further attention need be given these valves during any particular spraying operation, since the passage of the fluid to the bowadjustable platform 36, the height of whic as shown in the drawing, may be regulated by placing'supporting bars or rods 37, in 130 Having once adjusted the pressure-reducing valves 33 and 34, no

tank 10, is an auxiliary platform 40 normally supported in the plane of the adjacent plat- -form 14, by weights'42 respectively connected with crank arms 43 formed on the opposite extremities .of a rock shaft 44 to which the platform 40 is made fast, the said shaft being journaled in the sides of the tank 10 whereby the said platform is hinged to move downwardly with the weight of the animal, the Weights 42 being so adjustedas to bring about this result. For this purpose each weight 42 is composed of any desired number of readily detachable and replaceable sections. This hinged platform is an important feature, since by virtue thereof, the animal will readily walk thereon and move downwardly by his own weight into the liquid of the tank whereas if it were not for the platform, much difiiculty might be experienced in causing the animal to Walk unassisted into the tank. As the platform moves downwardly, to the inclined position, the animal will pass immediately to the ad justable platform member 36, and then pass on to' a second inclined platform 45 hinged to the tank as shown at 46.. The inner extremity of this last named platform-normally rests upon the platform member 36.

When it is not desired to partially immerse the animals in the liquid of the tank 10, the two hinged. platforms 40 and 45, may be raised to the position shown in Fig. 3, and

' an intermediate platform member 47 placed in position and supported by suitable cross pieces 48 Testing upon the opposite sides of the tank. In this case the platform 36 may either be left in the tank or removed asmay v be desired. By virtue of this last named construction, the animals walk over or above the liquid in the tank and they are treated by the fluid jets from the spray nozzles alone.

When the same liquid, is used in spraying the animals on both end platforms 14 as that contained in the tank 10, the liquid in the troughs 9 is taken therefrom through the action of the pump 24, by virtue of two pipes 49, which communicate with the said troughs and lead to a longitudinal pipe 50'which is connected with the induction pipe 25 as shown at 51. If it is desired to pump the liquid from the tank and not from the troughs, valves 52 located in the pipes 49 are closed; while if it is desired to ump from the said troughs and not from the tank, a valve 53 located in the pipe 25 between the pipe 50 to Figs. 1 to 4 inclusive.

and the tank, is closed; while if it is desiredto pump from the troughs and tank simul- A taneo'usly, all of the said valves are left open. In the bottom ofthe tank 10, is located a erforated pipe 54 adapted to receive air from the longitudinal air conduit 31, by way ofJabranch pipe 55. In this last named pipe is-located a valve 56 which if left open, will allow the air to ass] freely through the pipe 54, with the resu t that the liquid-in the tankwill be agitated, whereby the beneficial results thereof on the animal may be enhanced.

From the foregoing description the use and 1 I operation of my improved apparatus will be readily understood. For the pur ose of this descri tion, it will be assume that the anima enter the runway at the left. referring As they pass along the front platform 14, they are subjected to the action of fluid jets 4, from the jet nozzles 20 of the bow-shaped conduits, said nozzles being arranged to'spray the entire body of the animal. These jets may be either of air alone; liquid insecticide alone; or air and liquid combined as desired. If air only ishao used the valves 33 of the pipes 28 leading to v the forwardly located bow-shaped conduits 19, will be closed; if liquid only is used, the valves 34 of the branch air pipes 32 will be closed, While the aforesaid valves, 33 will be left open; while if air and liquid combined, are used the valves 33 and 34 will both be left open.

If the apparatus is in the shape shown. in Figs. 1 and 2, the animal after passing over the forwardly located platform 14, will pass to the hinged platform 40, which by virtue of the gravity of the animal will move down- Wardly carrying him into the liquid insecticide 12 after which he will pass over the horizontal platform 36, to the inclined platform 45 and thence up the same to the rearwardly located platform 14. While 'assing through thetank, the lower part of t e animals body is immersed in liquid insecticide, while its upper portion is drenched by jets 4 from the bow-shaped conduit located above the tank. After reaching the rearwardly located platform 14, the animal is again subjected to fluid sprays or jets, composed either of liquid insecticide alone, air alone or air and liquid combined as may be desired.

If the apparatus is in the form shown in Fig. 3-, the animal will pass over the top of the tank 10, and his treatment will be from the spray jets alone. a

The pump 29 which is described as an air pump, may also be employed as a liquid pump, in which event it may be used to dethe same manner as the mixing of air with the insecticide as heretofore ex lained. It may also be stated that by mixing air with the insecticide, a less quantity of the latter may be used than where the insecticide is used alone. The mixing of the air with the insecticide within the conduits and before its escape from the spraying devices, results in a very fine division of the liquid or an efficient atomizing of the latter in such a manner that its function to the animals is more effective than where the liquid is used alone.

The stanchions 16 are preferably provided at intervals with hook-shaped brackets 57, forming supports for stop bars or rods 58, which may be dropped into the brackets from above or run through transversely from one stanchion to another, for the purpose of stopping the travel of the animal at any point of the runway if for any reason this should become necessary. It may sometimes happen that it will be desirable to stop the progress of an animalthrough the runway at. some articular point, for the pur pose of giving im additional treatment. In this event a bar 58 may be used as aforesaid.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim'is:

1. An apparatus for treating live stock, in-

cluding askeleton runway'for the passage ofthe animals, spraying devices arranged adjacent thereto, and platforms extending outwardly from the runway for catching theliquid which flies beyond the limits of the runway. A

2. An apparatus for treating animals, in-. cluding a skeleton runway, spraying devices mounted adjacent ther'eto,and liquid collecting platforms extending beyond the limits of the runway.

3. An animal treating apparatus including a skeleton runway, means arranged along the runway for delivering fluid jets thereto, and means extendin laterally beyond the sides 1pf the runway fbr collecting the liquid sp as I 4. -An animal treating apparatus including a skeleton runway, means arranged along the wa for collectingt runway for delivering fluid jets thereto under pressure, and means extending laterally beyond the sides of the runwayfor collecting the li uid splash.

5. n anlmal treating apparatus including a skeleton runway, and bow-shaped conduits extending over the runway and equipped with nozzles arranged to deliver fluid jets into the runway, and means extending laterally be ond the sides of the rune liquid splash, substantia ly as described.

6. An animal treating apparatus, including a skeleton runway, conduits encircling the runway and e uipped with nozzles adapted to deliver fluid etsinto the runway in all directions, and means extending laterally beyond the runway for collecting the liquid splash.

-7. Apparatus for treating live stock, including a runway havingopenings formed in its bottom, s ray nozzles projecting into said 0 enings an ada ted to de iver fluid upon -t e animals from elow, and means extending laterally beyond the runway for collecting the liquid splash incident to the use of the apparatus, substantially as described.

runway, and transversely arran ed fluid conduits encircling the runway an mounted on the stanchions, said conduits being rovided with nozzles arranged to deliver uid jets into the runway, substantially as de scribed.

10. Apparatus for treating live stock, comprising a runway provided at either end with spraying devices, and having an intermediately located liquid-containing tank through which the animals must pass in going through the runway, and means extend-v ing latera ly beyond the runway for collecting the liquid splash incident to the use of the ap aratus.

11. runway for the treatment of live stock, having a liquid containing tank through which the animals must pass and in which 'they are partially immersed, spraying devices arranged ad acent the runway for delivering fiuidd'ets thereinto for the purpose set forth, an means extending lateri all beyond the tank for'collecti'ngthe liquid sp ash due to the use of the apparatus.

12. A runway for the treatment of live stock, the said runway being equipped with liquid spraying devices and a I taming tank, a hinged platform weighted to normally maintain it in the'plane of the bottom of the runway, the said platform being adapted to move downwardly into the tank under the weight of -.the animal, and means extending laterally beyond the runway for collecting the liquid splash, substantially as described.

13. Apparatus for the treatment. of live stock, comprising a. runwa spraying 'devices mounted. adjacent t earunwa'y and adapted to deliver fluid jetsthereinto', and

hquid-consuitable means for-delivering to the spray ing devices air and liquid under pressure and mixed in suitable proportions, and. mean troughs at the lower extremities of these plates, and liquid-collecting platforms arranged on opposite sides of the runway and downwardly inclined toward the latter, whereby the discharge therefrom is delivered to the said plates and the liquid-containing tank, substantially as described.

15. Apparatus for the treatment of live stock, including a runway equipped with liquid-spraying devices, a liquid-containing tank located therein, a vertically adjustable platform located in the tank to accommodate the depth'of immersion to animals of varying size, and means extending laterally beyond the runway for collecting the liquid splash, substantially as described.

16. Ap aratus for the treatment of live stock inc uding a runway equipped with liquid-spraying devices, a liquid-containing tank located therein, a weight supported platform located at one extremity of the tank and hinged to move downwardly thereintounder the weight of the animal, a vertically adjustable platform located in the tank and adapted to be'engaged by the lower extremity of the hinged platform, a second hinged platform located at the opposite extremity of the tank and also adapted to engage the vertically adjustable platform, and means extending laterally beyond the sides of the runway for collecting the liquid splash, substantially as described.

17. Apparatus for the treatment of live stock, comprising a runway, spraying devices mounted thereon, a centrally'located liquidcontaining tank, li uid-collecting platfor ms extending outward y from the runway but downwardly inclined thereto for returning the liquid splash to the tank, and means for removing the liquid from the said tank and delivering it to the spraying devices under pressure, substantially as described.

18. Apparatus for the treatment of live stock, comprising a runway, spraying devices mounted thereon, troughs arranged adjacent the runway, li uid-collecting plat forms extending beyon the runway and downwardly inclined to return the liquid splash to the troughs, and means for removing the li uid from the troughs and return- 'ing it to t e spraying devices, substantially as described.

19; Apparatus for the treatment of live vices mounted adjacent thereto and adapted to deliver fluid jets thereinto, a centrally ranged at the opposite extremities of the tank, means extending laterally beyond the sides of the runway for collecting the liquid splash and returning it to the tanks and troughs, and means for removing the liquid,

.located liquid-containing tank, troughs arsaid platform in position to form a continuation of the bottom of the runway, the said platform being adapted to move downwardly into the tank under the weight of the animals, and means extending laterally beyond the sides of the runway for collecting.

the liquid splash, substantially as described.

21. Apparatus for the treatment of live stock, including a runway equipped with liquid-spraying 1 devices, a liquid-containing tank located therein and extending below the bottom of the runway, and hinged platforms located at the opposite extremities of the tank, one of the said platform's normally projecting into the tank and occupying an inclined position, counterbalance means for normally supporting the other hinged platform in position to form a continuation of the bottom of the runway but arranged to move downwardly into the tank under the weight of the animal, and means extending laterally beyond the runway for collecting the liquid splash, substantially as described.

22. Apparatus for treating live stock, including a runway, spraying devices arranged adjacent the runway for delivering fluid j ets' thereinto, a liquid-containing tank located intermediate the extremities of the runway and extending below the bottom of \the runway, a platform located in the tank and supported above the bottom of the same, and a liquid-agitating device located below the said platform, substantially as. described.

23. Apparatus for the treatment of live stock including a runway, a liquid-containing tank located in the runway, a perforated pipe located in the lower part of the tank,

and means for delivering air under pressure to the said pipe for the purpose of agitating the liquid in the tank, substantially as described.

24. Apparatus for treating live stock including a runway, conduits arranged along the runway and equipped with spraying devices, means for delivering air under pressure to said conduits, means for delivering liquid under pressure to the same conduits simultaneously with the delivet. y of the air, pressure-reducing valves, means .extending laterally beyond the sides of the runway for catching the liquid splash, and cut-oil valves for controlling the passage of liquid to' the conduits.

25. An animal spraying apparatus, including spraying devices arranged to direct jets of fluid against the animals, in combination with supply conduits provided with pressurereducing valves, and means extending laterally only beyond the spraying devices for col-' lecting the liquid splash.

26. Apparatus for the treatment of live stock, including a' liquid-containing tank through which the animals pass and in which they are partially immersed, spraying devices arranged for directing 'ets of fluid against those portions of the anlmals not im mersed during such passage, and means extending laterally beyond the liquid-containing tank for collecting the liquid and returning it to the tank, substantially as described.

27. Apparatus for the treatment of live stock, including a liquid-containing tank for the immersion of the lower portions of the animals, spraying devices for directing jets of fluid against those portions of the animals located above the level of the liquid in the tank, and means extending latera 1y beyond the tank ior collecting the liquid splash which passes beyond substantially as described.

28. An animal spraying apparatus comprising an open runway, s raying devices for treatin the animals wh' e in said runway, means or delivering fluid to the spraying devices, and means extending laterally beyond the run'wa for collecting the liquid splash, substantia ly as described.

29. Apparatus for the treatment of animals, including a tank provided with an entrance and an exit for the animals, and spray ing devices arranged abovethe liquid level of the tank, substantially as, described, and means extending laterally beyond the tank for collecting the liquid splash.

30. Apparatus for the treatment of ammals, comprising a tank provided with an en trance and an exit for the animals, spraying devices arranged above the liquid level of the tank, and means extending laterally beyond the tank for collecting the surplus liquid.

31. An animal spraying apparatus, comprising spraying devices arran ed to direct jets o fluid against the anima s, means for forcing such fluid through the spraying devices under suitable pressure, and pressurereducing valves for regulating the pressure of the liquid delivered to the spraying devices, and means extending laterally beyond the spraying devices for collecting the liquid splash substantially as described.

32. In an apparatus for the treatment of animals, the combination of a tank provided with an entrance and an exit for the animals,

spraying devices arranged above the li uid level of the tank, means for delivering uid to the spraying devices under pressure,means extending laterally beyond the tank for collectingthe surplus liquid, and means for returning collected liquid to the spraying devices, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRANK O. GOFF.

Witnesses:

DENA NELSON, v F. MASUE MAYHEW. 

